Hostname automatically changed from USERNAME-Macbook-Pro
My mac has always had the hostname USERNAME-MacBook-Pro, shown when opening a terminal.
Recently, after the system has been booted the terminal name automatically changes to USERNAME-mbp when I open a new terminal.
When I run:
sudo scutil --get ComputerName
I get: "USERNAME’s MacBook Pro"
Does anyone have any idea what could have caused this behaviour?
you want a different forum though anyone here can likely walk through this.
MacBook Pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
And as for backups, one backup set and one method are not enough and when you use the same drive that was used for an older OS that changes the set.
You show 10.7.4 so 10.7.5 now? there was a supplemental update 1.0 to deal with bug in TimeMachine also.
There is forum area for TimeMachine in OS X community.
I like "Back in Time" from same people that have TriBackup ($60) and recommend using Carbon Copy Cloner (now $39).
Pandini is drive enclosure?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1551
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